Gazelles

A new wildlife bridge to be built over Highway 6

The National Planning and Building Council approved a Nature and Parks Authority plan for a green bridge over Highway 6 near Ma'ahaz Interchange to connect endangered mountain gazelle populations.

Wildlife overpass above Highway 6.
Four gazelles are seen after they were found being illegally held in the West Bank. Image released on November 8, 2026.

Police investigate three West Bank suspects arrested with illegal guns, protected gazelles

An Israeli gazelle fawn that was held illegally was located in al-Ram.

Oh deer: Border Police rescue a fawn being illegally held for hunting in West Bank, A-Ram

A gazelle being illegally held in a basement near Jenin, August 11, 2026.

Border Police rescue illegally held gazelle from basement in private home near Jenin


Hiking in the Holy Land: Einot Petzael: The hidden oasis most Israelis don’t know about

Deep in the Jordan Valley lies Einot Petzael, a hidden reserve of clear springs, wildlife, and ancient history from Herod’s Phasaelis to biblical Ataroth, still unknown to most Israelis.

LIKE MOST beautiful places in this country, Einot Petzael sits on top of a much older story.

Israeli Border Police rescue deer being held illegally in captivity

The word for baby deer could also refer to a baby gazelle, which is an endangered species and highly protected.

 A baby deer is seen being rescued by Israeli Border Police, on March 12, 2023.

Jerusalem highlights December 2-8

What's new to do in Israel's capital?

 THE MUSLALA rooftop garden on top of the Clal Building.

WATCH: Israel's mountain gazelle go for winter run near Jerusalem

As temperatures drop and winter sets in across Israel's capital, the Gazelle Valley urban park becomes a running track for the native mountain gazelle species.

 Jerusalem's Mountain Gazelle are an endangered species, with only 5,000 estimated gazelles left in their natural habitats.

How has Jerusalem repurposed old malls, camps, leper asylums? - opinion

Here are some of the spots in Jerusalem that have been reused and repurposed since being abandoned.

 THE BARN turned yoga studio at The Land, site of El Rancho Navarro of the writer’s youth.

Gazelle Valley: Israel's first urban nature park

It is a great place to view mountain gazelles in their natural habitat and commune with nature. Around 80 members of this endangered species are living in the park, roaming freely.

 A happy family at the Gazelle Park in Jerusalem.

New campaign seeks to ban wildlife hunting in Israel

Poachers often hunt endangered and protected animals like gazelles and porcupines, where their meat is sold illegally for high prices.

A hunter surveys the landscape

Two Palestinians arrested after trapping gazelle

The two were held for questioning and the gazelle was brought to a veterinary hospital for medical treatment.

Gazelle rescued after being trapped by Palestinians, July 6, 2020

Researchers lay out plan to save endangered biblical gazelle

Rapid human expansion in the past 200 years has taken a heavy toll on Israel's gazelle population.

Mountain gazelle looking at a highway intersection, Jerusalem mountains, Israel